3.0.0 455 2019-11-15T21:50:59Z 2019-11-15T21:50:59Z Senate S S 2005-02-17 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-17T23:36:12Z 2005-02-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1673-1675) IntroReferral 2005-02-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1673) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-02-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-06-21 False International Affairs Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Admission of nonimmigrants Arts, Culture, Religion Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Collection of accounts Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Cultural relations Curricula Data banks Department of State Deportation Detention of persons Economics and Public Finance Education Educational exchanges Educational statistics Employee training Exchange of persons programs Foreign service Foreign students Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government statistics Higher education Identification devices Immigration International cooperation in science Internet Labor and Employment Law Marketing Negotiations President and foreign policy Science, Technology, Communications Security clearances Strategic planning Student records Visas International Affairs 00 2005-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-25T22:42:00Z American Competitiveness Through International Openness Now Act of 2005 - ACTION Act of 2005 - Amends the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to direct the President to submit to specified congressional committees a strategic plan for enhancing international student access to the United States for study and exchange activities.

Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to provide for reduced fees in cases of short-term study, under the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Directs the Secretaries of State and of Homeland Security to report on improving SEVIS fee collection and to develop policies to reform SEVIS database management.

Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to ensure that the FBI has full connectivity to the Consular Consolidated Database.

Expresses the sense of Congress on improving the visa process. Directs the Secretary of State to issue certain guidance on visa processing.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise standards for visa evaluations for those having the intention, capability, and financial resources to complete a course of study in the United States.

]]> ACTION Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced ACTION Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced American Competitiveness Through International Openness Now Act of 2005 Display Title ACTION Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to facilitate United States openness to international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s455is/xml/BILLS-109s455is.xml 2005-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1673-1675) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.